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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: ex tempore 'out of the moment'

extempore

 adjective
     
ex‧tem‧po‧re formal
spoken or done without any preparation or practice [= impromptu]:
an extempore speech
—extempore adverb
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